{"id":11305,"date":"2018-06-01T13:17:26","date_gmt":"2018-06-01T18:17:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nearariver.com\/?p=11305"},"modified":"2026-09-10T11:23:09","modified_gmt":"2026-09-10T15:23:09","slug":"reduce-near-a-river-bj-rae-eagle-encouraging-words","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bobbiejrae.com\/nearariver\/reduce-near-a-river-bj-rae-eagle-encouraging-words\/","title":{"rendered":"Reduce and Save"},"content":{"rendered":"

Want to reduce your electric bill and save some money?<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

\"Encouraging
Encouragement to reduce your electricity bill on near a river. BJ’s actual current electric bill.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Thirteen months ago we moved from a small home to larger home. We needed more space so I could have a quiet place to write and a space big enough for our piano.<\/p>\n

Unfortunately, even though we are still just two people and two small dogs, our electricity bill more than doubled after we moved.\u00a0 For the past year, I have not enjoyed writing checks to our power company!<\/p>\n

Well, I will enjoy paying the electric bill that came in today\u2019s mail. \u00a0For the month of May of 2018, our bill was only $77. In contrast, our bill for the same time period last year was $144.\u00a0 I finally figured out how to reduce our use and save money.<\/p>\n

How did we save almost forty-seven \u00a0percent on our electric bill?\u00a0 Here are the magic actions that accomplished this goal.<\/p>\n

Avoid use of appliances when possible<\/h4>\n

I looked at the electricity usage of each of our appliances.\u00a0 Our dishwasher uses the most kilowatt hours of electricity and our clothes dryer uses only a small amount less than the dishwasher.\u00a0 So I now wash dishes by hand.\u00a0 I have only used the dishwasher once in the last month, when I had to sterilize some dishes from the camper that mice had gotten into.<\/p>\n

If you choose not to wash dishes by hand, you could turn off the heat drying in your dishwasher and let your dishes air dry instead.<\/p>\n

Also, I hang most of the laundry on a drying rack or clothesline instead of drying it in the dryer.<\/p>\n

Reduce use during peak time<\/h4>\n

I called Eversource, our electricity company, and asked a simple question.\u00a0 What hours are peak use hours and non-peak use hours?\u00a0 It turns out that peak use hours are from 8 am to 8 pm, and non-peak use hours are from 8 pm to 8 am.<\/p>\n

So I do not do wash laundry until after 8 pm.\u00a0 Then after I wash it, I hang as much of it as I can on the drying rack.<\/p>\n

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Now that it is summer and electricity bills will be much higher due to air conditioning use, you can use these simple tips to save money on your electric bill.<\/p>\n

A penny saved is a penny earned!<\/p>\n

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Let the\u00a0encouraging words<\/a>\u00a0in these\u00a0near\u00a0a\u00a0river<\/a>\u00a0posts help you<\/h4>\n

soar like an\u00a0eagle<\/a>\u00a0above life\u2019s storms.<\/h4>\n

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Beat the heat<\/a> and the bugs<\/a>!<\/h4>\n

Allow no weeds in your garden or life!<\/h4>\n

Please don’t ever let anything poison your life.<\/a><\/h4>\n

The most powerful forces are love<\/a> and\u00a0positive thinking<\/a>!<\/h4>\n

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for a\u00a0child<\/a>\u00a0you care about today!<\/h4>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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